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As of December 14, the Indiana Department of Revenue’s Tax Amnesty 2015 program has collected $137.6 million in cash payments. Taxpayers have agreed to pay an additional $21.6 million via payment plans. The department expects to add to these amounts as payments and amended forms continue to be processed. “Nearly 65,000 taxpayers already have...Read More »

State Senators Randy Head a Republican from Logansport and Jim Merritt a Republican from Indianapolis Monday announced a plan to help curb meth production by changing the way pseudoephedrine products are sold without requiring a prescription. Senate Bill 80, authored by Head and co-authored by Merritt, would keep pseudoephedrine products, which are the key...Read More »

Washington, D.C. — The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University rated U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly the fourth-most bipartisan U.S. Senator and most bipartisan Democrat, according to a new Bipartisan Index released Tuesday that measures the bipartisanship of Senators from 1993 to 2014. Earlier this year, in May 2015, the Lugar Center and the...Read More »

On Tuesday, December 15th at approximately 12:30 in the afternoon, LaPaz Police initiated a traffic stop on a Dodge Durango for an equipment violation. The driver, Ismael Velazquez-Ramirez was found to be unlicensed and adjudged a habitual traffic violator for life. He was incarcerated at the Marshall County Jail with a $1,500 bond. Listeners and...Read More »

Following a public hearing Monday night, the Plymouth City Council approved a seven year personal property tax abatement for WestRock Company, supporting their facility expansion. The Council’s approval was the second step in the tax abatement process. The first step occurred on November 23rd when the Council designated the location as an economic revitalization...Read More »

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (IN-02) issued the following statement after the announcement earlier Tuesday that the Regional Cities of Northern Indiana, an alliance representing 22 cities and towns and more than a half a million people in Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph Counties, will receive up to $42 million in state matching funds to...Read More »

Students in Mrs. Strycker’s 3rd Grade class at Triton Elementary School have been learning about how light moves, creates heat, reflects, and refracts. These science concepts were tied to reading about Antarctica and penguins, along with socials studies, as they discussed “rookeries” or communities of penguins and the battle they have to stay alive. This battle for life...Read More »

Indiana State Senator Randy Head’s Community Spotlight this week features the Argos Public Library. Senator Head said, “Libraries are an essential part of communities across the state.” He continued, “The Argos Public Library, which serves Green and Walnut townships in Marshall County, provides citizens with numerous educational and fun opportunities.” The library isn’t just...Read More »

State health officials say Hoosiers shouldn’t get complacent over a mild start to the flu season and should ensure that everyone in their families who is eligible is vaccinated against the flu and its potentially deadly complications. “Getting the flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu and sometimes serious complications,” said...Read More »

Please avoid US 30 and Queen Road due to a 2 semi accident. The eastbound lanes are closed, west of the light. Use caution travelling in this area. The east bound lanes will be closed for some time to off load a the semi’s load. Read More »

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